Meet the Crew
ASHLEY (ASH) - Co-Cheese
*What thing do you never ride without?
Snacks!
*Favorite Wellington Ride?
Aro valley for the views, Miramar for the flow, Wainui for the roots, and Mt. Vic for everything!
*What’s your special mantra you tell yourself when you have a training scheduled and its wet, cold and dark?
There is no such thing as bad weather, just poor clothing choices. Bundle up and go have some fun!
*What’s the first thing you do when you get off your bike?
Give my bike a bit of love- just a quick hose down to keep the Sunshine Shredder going strong.
*What do you treat yourself with after a long, hard ride?
Ice cream or a beer. But come to think of it, I don’t need an excuse for either!
MARJOLEIN (MJ)- Co-Cheese
*Where I’m from:
St. Isidorushoeve!! Yes, bless me… It took me a loooong time to get my partner to pronounce it properly. It’s a very small town (1000 habitants) in the East of Holland. Loved growing up there, what I remember most is playing on the streets every day after school till it got too dark and mum called me back in.
*What thing do you never ride without?
Mobile with my ICE contact
*Favorite Wellington Ride?
Tough call with over 300km of fabulous trails. Will have to be an epic ride including Makara MTB park, Wrights hill, Polhill Reserve and out to Red Rocks somehow.
*Whats your special mantra you tell yourself when you have a training scheduled and its wet, cold and dark?
Harden up, you’ll love it once you’re out there!
*Whats the first thing you do when you get off your bike?
Eat whatever I’ve been thinking about eating during the last half our on the ride back home, mmmmm, fooooooood!
*What do you treat yourself with after a long, hard ride?
A long black and lots of yummy snacks
**Earliest ride you can remember:
Besides my daily commute to school back in Holland, that is an exploring mission out to the South Coast via Te Kopahu Reserve and getting lost on all the steep hills there.
**A riding story you don’t mind telling others:
On our way to the Heaphy Track we had to get some cash out for the transport shuttle dropping us off. We got out of the shuttle in Greymouth and a local there recognised the Revolve logo on my top and bike and came up to me telling me all about how she’s heard all about Revolve and reckons the West Coast needs to set up something similar. Go Revolve merchandise! After having received many more emails from other women inquiring about Revolve in their city (Christchurch, Auckland, Invercargill, Nelson) we wonder, when will Revolve go national??? We’re ready!
ANNA – ‘Sugar Mama’ (finances)
*What thing do you never ride without?
My awesome trail dog, Inca.
*Favorite Wellington Ride?
Spoonhill at Wainui MTB park.
*What’s your special mantra you tell yourself when you have a training scheduled and its wet, cold and dark?
Pain is Temporary, Glory is Forever!
*What’s the first thing you do when you get off your bike?
Give the dog a drink and chuck her in a stream to cool her feet off!
*What do you treat yourself with after a long, hard ride?
Chocolate milk or flat white and cheese rolls from iRide.
BRIGID – ‘the Next Top Model’ (merchandise)
*Where I’m from:
The best city in the world (other than Wellington, of course) Cape Town. Man, that place is awesome…! Like Wellington, but hotter…and bigger…
*What thing do you never ride without?
My bike and ten bucks for a beer at the end.
*Favorite Wellington Ride?
Brooklyn hills. There are so may great tracks in Wellington, it’s hard to pick one. However, my most memorable ride was in Wanaka, years ago – at dusk, on a still warm evening along the river. The scenery was just breath-taking and company wonderful, those times make for the best rides!
*What’s your special mantra you tell yourself when you have a training scheduled and its wet, cold and dark?
Life’s too short to do things you don’t want to!!
*What’s the first thing you do when you get off your bike?
Prop it up against the wall…
*What do you treat yourself with after a long, hard ride?
Beer and a pie (come on you know it’s right!)
*A riding story you don’t mind telling others:
Riding home from school one midsummer’s day in Cape Town with my mates. School dresses and blazers (Jeez school rules sucked!)…we were so hot we went to get some ice lollies. Riding home along a quiet backstreet via the local boys school (afternoons were long, you had to do something to pass the time…), I had my ice cream in my right hand and needed to brake and move out of the way of on oncoming car. No panic, but decided in all my wisdom to pull my front (right) brake with my left hand…I found out that doesn’t work so well! My ice cream was saved, my dignity not however. I ended up on the tarmac outside the local boys school playing fields with the first 15 having a good old laugh at my expense. Never lived that one down…
NATALIA – ‘Web Mistress’ (website)
*Where I’m from:
I am one of the 26 million people that was born and raised in Mexico City. Viva Mexico!
(Even though I have lived in Vancouver, Chicago, Barcelona, Sevilla and now Wellington, so they all have a small piece of my heart)
*What thing do you never ride without?
Cell phone, security bracelet and water
*Favorite Wellington Ride?
Rounds the Bays on a beautiful sunny, no wind day.
*What’s your special mantra you tell yourself when you have a training scheduled and its wet, cold and dark?
Baby steps, you will feel like a rock star after!
*What’s the first thing you do when you get off your bike?
Watch off, shoes off, feet stretch (Thanks Femke!)
*What do you treat yourself with after a long, hard ride?
A warm long bath and a big awesome, eat away, lunch feast, usually at Floriditas (if it’s the weekend).
*A riding story you don’t mind telling others:
Falling of my bike in the parking lot, before my first Revolve bunch ride, in front of 20 women, on a crispy, cold, Saturday morning. Bless the camp mums!
BRONWYN – ‘the New Girl on the Block’ (memberships)
*Where I’m from:
Palmerston North. That’s right, I’ll admit it.
*Favorite Wellington Ride?
Round the bays, can’t beat it.
*What do you treat yourself with after a long, hard ride?
Flat white and crumpets sounds good at the moment.
*Earliest ride you can remember:
Riding my pimped out tricycle at a kindy bike day; looking fabulous with streamers trailing behind.
*A riding story you don’t mind telling others:
I recall the moment when I first fell over cleaned in. Surprising how fast you can get up off the road as you die from embarrassment (witnessed by a lone runner, one person was enough)
LOU – ‘Wild Card’ (stand in)
